2021-2022学年湖北省黄冈市龙凤中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、2021-2022学年湖北省黄冈市龙凤中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. His sacrifices for the country were never officially _， which made all of us feel discouraged.A. acknowledged B. appealed C. recommended D. evaluated参考答案：A2. Sorry, I have to _ now. Its time for class. OK, Ill call back later. A. hang up B. break up C. hol

2、d up D. give up参考答案：A略3. With no one to _ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.A. turn on B. turn off C. turn around D. turn to 参考答案：D4. Im going for a holiday tomorrow. . A. Never mindB. All the best C. Thats all rightD. The same to you 参考答案：B5. She was such an outgoing girl that

3、 she sang several popular songs with dancing _.A. in common B. in publicC. in private D. in theory 参考答案：B6. I would really appreciate it if you could keep me _ of how the negotiation is going on. A. informed B. informing C. being informed D. to be informed参考答案：A23. He _in London for many years, but

4、he has never regretted his final decision to move back to China. A. lived B. was living C. have lived D. had lived参考答案：A略8. No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when its better _ silent.A. remain B. be remaining C. to remain D. having remained参考答案：C9. It was at this shop _ I bought

5、 my skirt. How about coming to my home to have a look? A. that B. whereC. which D. what 参考答案：A略10. It remains to be seen _the newly formed policy can be put into practice. A.whether B.that C.what D.which参考答案：A11. Many English poems _Chinese _ well. A. translated into; translate B. translated into; d

6、idnt translateC. translating into; didnt translate D. translated from; didnt translate参考答案：B略12. Only when we have enough “input” _ excellent “output” speaking and writing in English.A. did we present B. can we present C. present we D. we can present参考答案：B13. He was punished severely for making a ca

7、ll while driving on January 1st, 2013, _ the new traffic rules took effect.A. who B. when C. that D. which参考答案：B14. What are you busy with?The sports meeting _ in our school next week.A. heldB. to be heldC. is holdingD. will be held参考答案：B15. The guard keeps watch at the gate.So he does. Only those k

8、nows well could be let in. A. close; who B. tight; whom C. tight; that D. close; he 参考答案：D16. Whats that unpleasant noise? Oh, the road before the main gate _. A. is repairing B. is being repaired C. is repaired D. has been repaired 参考答案：B略17. His best film, _ won several awards, was about the life

9、of Gandhi.A. this B. that C. whose D. which 参考答案：D18. She would rather _ more money on books _ on clothes.A.cost-not B. to spare-dontC.pay-than D. spend-than参考答案：Dwould rather 后接动词原形。Spend-on sth为常用结构。19. _confidence in yourself is the biggest barrier _ greater progress in your work. A. Lacking of;

10、to making B. Lack of; to make C. Lack of; to making D. The lack of; to make参考答案：C略二、 新的题型20. There are many different taboos (禁忌) around the world. A taboo is a social action that is not _41_ (allow). Almost every culture in the world has _42_ (it) own taboos. When you meet people from different cul

11、tures, it is important _43_ (understand) what you can and cannot do. If we are not aware _44_ these differences, some unusual _45_ (thing) might happen. For instance, in China, it _46_ (be) rude to put the chopsticks into a bowl of rice straight as it is often done for the dead. If you visit Nepal,

12、you will find Nepalese often greet each other with the hands pressed together instead of shaking hands, while in North America and the UK, people greet one another by _47_ (shake) hands. If you will do business with a South American, it seems _48_ (impolitely) to be dressed in the light color1 s. Wh

13、at about Japanese? They _49_(like) the lotus and do not give it as a gift to Japanese because they regard it as the mourning flower. While these different customs might seem strange to you, remember that _50_ you consider normal probably seems just as unusual to others.参考答案：41. allowed 42. its 43. t

14、o understand 44. of 45. things 46. is 47. shaking 48. impolite 49. dislike 50. what这是一篇记叙文。世界上有许多不同的禁忌。当你遇到来自不同文化的人时，如果你不知道这些差异，就会发生一些不寻常的事情。【41题详解】考查一般现在时的被动语态。先行词 a social action ，关系词that和谓语动词allow是被动关系，所以谓语动词用 is not allowed，故填allowed。【42题详解】考查代词。代指主语Almost every culture in the world，用形容词性物主代词 it

15、s。故填its。【43题详解】考查动词不定式。it做形式主语，用动词不定式to understand 做主语，表示了解很重要。故填to understand。【44题详解】考查介词。表示意识到，用固定短语be aware of，故填 of。【45题详解】考查名词。根据修饰词 some可知用名词，且这里thing是可数名词，故用复数 things，故填things。【46题详解】考查系动词。根据上文可知本句用一般现在时态，且be动词要和主语 it 一致，故填is。【47题详解】考查非谓语动词。介词by 的宾语用动名词 shaking，故填shaking。【48题详解】考查形容词。做 it see

16、ms的表语，用形容词 impolite“不礼貌的”，故填impolite。【49题详解】考查动词。根据and do not give it as a gift to Japanese可知他们不喜欢莲花，故填dislike。【50题详解】考查连接代词。根据 remember that 结构可知后面 you consider normal probably seems just as unusual to others.是宾语从句，what作you consider的宾语，故填what。三、 阅读理解21. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D选项中选出最佳答案。Ten years ago,

17、Pierre Omidyar, a software engineer working in Californias Silicon Valley, began thinking about how to use the internet for a trading system in which buyers and sellers could establish a genuine market price. Over a long holiday weekend he wrote the computer code. At first, a trickle of users arrive

18、d at his websiteincluding his girlfriend, who traded PEZ candy dispensers. By the end of 1995, several thousand auctions had been completed and interest in eBay was growing. And it grew and grew. From this modest beginning, eBay has become a global giant, with around 150m registered users worldwide

19、who are set to buy and sell goods worth more than $40 billion this year.The remarkable tale of eBays growth points to some important lessons for any business trying to operate onlineand today that includes, one way or another, most firms. The commercial opportunities presented by an expanding global

20、 web seem almost limitless. But the pace of change is rapid, and so is the ferocity of competition. To succeed, firms need agility, an open mind and the ability to reinvent themselves repeatedly. Most of all, they need to listen carefully to their customers, paying close attention to what they do an

21、d dont want.Such qualities, of course, would be valuable in any kind of business. Yet for online firms they are not a luxury, but necessary for mere survival. This is true for a variety of reasons. The internet is not only growing, but changing rapidlywhich, in turn, changes the rules of the game fo

22、r any business relying on it. The barriers to entry are still low compared with those for most offline businesses, which means that just keeping track of your existing rivals is not enough. These may not represent the greatest competitive threat tomorrow or the next day. That could come from a numbe

23、r of directionsa firm in a different type of online business; one that does not yet exist; or even from one of your own customers. On top of all this, the behavior of many consumers is constantly changing as well, as individuals discover new ways to shop and interact with each other via the web.All

24、these factors make the internet a dangerous place to do business, as well as one full of promise. eBays history demonstrates both of those things. It is probably safe to say that nothing like eBay could have existed without the internetor could have grown so fast. Even though there have been signs o

25、f the firms blistering pace slowing a bit in America, its most “mature” market, there remain vast opportunities overseas, particularly, some argue, in China. Meg Whitman, eBays chief executive, believes the company is still only at the beginning of what it could achieve.41. What is the purpose of th

26、e first paragraph? A. To introduce the founder of eBay and his girlfriend.B. To demonstrate how clever the founder of eBay is.C. To show how eBay started and has grown.D. To introduce eBay to people.42. Which of the following best summarizes Pierre Omidyars intention with regard to eBay?A. To set up

27、 a global internet business. B. To allow people to freely buy and sell on the internet at acceptable prices.C. To set up a mechanism on the internet to allow people to trade at true market prices. D. To se up a business mechanism for his girlfriend.43. Which of these is NOT necessary for a company selling on the internet to do?A. Have the most competitive price for each of their online products.B.